A Literature of Restitution

Edited by Jeanette Baxter, Valerie Henitiuk, and Ben Hutchinson

Description

This book investigates the crucial question of 's oeuvre within the broader context of European culture in order to better understand his engagement with the ethics of aesthetics.

Whilst opening up his work to a range of under-explored areas including dissident surrealism, Anglo-Irish relations, contemporary performance practices and the writings of H. G. Adler, the volume notably returns to the original German texts. The recurring themes identified in the essays DS from Sebald>'s carefully calibrated syntax to his self-consciousness about ' constitutes the very essence of Sebald>'s understanding of literature.

A Literature of Restitution

Edited by Jeanette Baxter, Valerie Henitiuk, and Ben Hutchinson

Reviews and Awards

"I enjoyed every essay in this collection and recommend this book to students who encounter Sebald in any of their university courses, and for any reader who has already embarked on a journey with Sebald. The collection is fresh, adding a completely new set of reference points for the scholar and opens up underdeveloped areas for further research, for example, Sebald and the theatre. This book adds to the already rich body of work surrounding Sebald, and reading it will leave the reader in even greater awe of this great writer." - Tielman de Villiers. University of Hertfordshire, British Society for Literature and Science reviews, September 2016